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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In what is known as the “ braille provision ,” the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004 mandates that the teams who help write educational plans for students with disabilities presume that all blind and visually impaired children should be taught Braille unless it is determined to be inappropriate.

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Constitution Day: Re-Engaging Cooperation

VisionLink

Stan''s essay: Constitution Day, 2012 Stan Stahl, Ph.D. Look at my charts and graphs. As if we were children, still believing in fairy tales. It is again absent in 2012. It''s about technology designed to help partner organizations cooperate where they can and maintain privacy where necessary. Follow me for I am the way.

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Research Friday: Generosity Expanded: The Impact!

ASU Lodestar Center

Sources: OECD; Hudson Institute's remittances calculations from DAC donors to DAC recipients based on data from the World Bank's Migration and Remittance Team's Bilateral Remittance Matrix , 2010; Hudson Institute, 2012. As the above chart illustrates, nearly half of the financial engagement between the U.S. billion, a 4.2

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A Tribute To Simone Joyaux

Bloomerang

Then in 2012, Ross Hendrickson and myself decided to start Bloomerang based upon the premise of bringing proven best practices in professional fundraising to life. Those of you who have watched Simone mesmerize a large audience should see her work with a small crowd of energetic and knowledge seeking children.

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How To Save The Planet: 10 Changes With The Biggest Impact

Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

The problem is that implementing this tax would also require a global effort, as explained in this 2012 document from the House of Commons. If you don’t have any children and take responsibility for not producing another lifetime’s worth of carbon emissions (your child’s), you are essentially halving your potential climate footprint.

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How To Save The Planet: 10 Changes With The Biggest Impact

Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

The problem is that implementing this tax would also require a global effort, as explained in this 2012 document from the House of Commons. If you don’t have any children and take responsibility for not producing another lifetime’s worth of carbon emissions (your child’s), you are essentially halving your potential climate footprint.

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